How to Carve Vegetables

Step 1

Purchase vegetable-shaping tools during Halloween, when commercial manufacturers make vegetable shaping tools for the purpose of carving jack-o'-lanterns. You can also purchase carving tools from an Asian food preparation and supply store such as templeofthai.com or fruitcarving.com.

Step 2

Select vegetables that are just barely under-ripe, which makes them firm enough for carving.

Step 3

Wash the vegetables if they are going to be eaten; also wash your hands, tools and cutting board.

Step 4

Plan your carving before you cut into your vegetable. Always work from a pattern the first time you shape a vegetable. Practice on several vegetables to perfect your technique before you make a presentation vegetable.

Step 5

Carve your vegetable using gentle strokes to avoid bruising the vegetable. You should carve your subject as quickly as possible to keep the carving fresh. Never care more of the vegetable than you have to; doing so removes nutrients as you remove the flesh of your vegetable.

Step 6

Cover the face of the carving with lemon juice. The vitamin C in lemon juice helps keep the exposed flesh of the carving fresh and prevents spoilage for longer periods of time.

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Yotam Ottolenghi's cakes, cookies and tart recipes

A long time ago, when I was taking my first steps on the road to chefdom and devouring cookbooks like there was no tomorrow, I came across a charming little book on a charming little subject: Little Cafe Cakes, by Julie Le Clerc, featured miniature versions of cakes and other small sweet delights. The idea appealed to me for some reason. Why do the Japanese love bonsai? Why do some people collect model cars? Maybe they give us a sense of greatness, reducing an object that is usually too large to hold in one hand or, in the cake's case, swallow in a mouthful or two. Is it some kind of ego boost, or is it that small things are more aesthetically pleasing? The most convincing explanation to me is that mini versions mean you can have many more of them than you'd otherwise dream of.

Whatever the reason, as a now mature proprietor of a business that prides itself on its cakes, I can tell you that bonsai cakes and other one-to-three-bite items are taking over. Gone are the days when you went to a cake shop for a slice of this or a chunk of that. Today, everyone wants small, compact, cute: cupcakes, muffins, tartlets and cookies; truffles, bars, brittles and bites. These cutesie little sweets have obvious advantages and appeal. They're convenient both to sell and to carry (they're ideal for picnics), they look good, they don't dry out as a cake does when you cut off a slice, and they prove that you actually can have your cake and eat it – or at the very least another one just like it.

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Cinnamon Bread Spirals recipe

• 4 slices Nature’s Pride Country White bread

• 2 teaspoons light spreadable butter or margarine

• 2 tablespoons sugar

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

• 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

                                  • 1 teaspoon milk

Preheat oven to 375° F. Spray four cups of a mini-muffin pan with nonstick spray coating.

Trim the crusts from the bread and flatten with a rolling pin. Spread one side of each slice with about ½ teaspoon butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons cinnamon-sugar mixture over butter.

Cut each slice horizontally, into three long strips. Roll one strip into a spiral, similar to a cinnamon or jellyroll. Form the second around the first, and then add the third strip, forming one spiraled roll from each slice. Place each in a mini-muffin cup that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.



Bake 10 minutes or until lightly brown. Allow to cool 3 to 4 minutes.



Meanwhile, stir together confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and milk. Drizzle glaze over each roll. Serve warm.

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